diff --git a/docs_theme/main.html b/docs_theme/main.html
index c2a29e1ae..b4e894781 100644
--- a/docs_theme/main.html
+++ b/docs_theme/main.html
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
   <link href="{{ 'css/bootstrap-responsive.css'|url }}" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="{{ 'css/default.css'|url }}" rel="stylesheet">
 
-  <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
-  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-    <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
-  <![endif]-->
 
   <script type="text/javascript">
     var _gaq = _gaq || [];